Category Archives: Sports

NEW YORK - This youth movement has brought a new feeling to the New York Yankees. It’s put them in a new position in the pennant race, too. Chad Green struck out 11 in six dominant innings, fell...

LOS ANGELES - Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Adele says she turned down an offer to perform at the 2017 Super Bowl halftime show. The British singer told an audience Saturday at her Los Angeles ...

HOUSTON - Jozy Altidore scored his third goal in four games and Toronto FC played to a 1-1 tie with the 10-man Houston Dynamo on Sunday night in a game postponed Saturday because of rain. Toronto (10-...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Canada defeated New Zealand on Saturday to win a bronze medal in the women’s track cycling team pursuit event at the Rio Olympics. Montreal’s Kirsti Lay, Calgary’s A...

NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez says he won’t play again this season. The three-time AL MVP was released Saturday by the New York Yankees, who owed him about $27 million for the rest of his contract, ...

BRISTOL, Conn. - ESPN will televise the European Championship in 2020 for the fourth straight time. The network said Monday it had acquired U.S. English-language broadcast rights to the tournament, wh...

LONDON - While a defeated Arsene Wenger was counting the cost of Arsenal’s young defenders, a triumphant Jose Mourinho highlighted the value of Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s experience to Mancheste...

TORONTO - Defensive back Kevin Fogg and receiver Clarence Denmark of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Edmonton Eskimos linebacker Deon Lacey were named the CFL’s players of the week Tuesday. Fogg h...

CINCINNATI - Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard moved into the main draw of the Cincinnati Open on Sunday after defeating Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland 6-4, 6-2 in qualifying. Bouchard, who was ranked...

RIO DE JANEIRO - IOC spokesman Mark Adams says reports of American swimmer Ryan Lochte being robbed at gunpoint are “absolutely not true,” despite stories in two outlets citing his mother....